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Automatic Rendering of Viewports

Viewports can be rendered in various rendering modes. The viewports can remain rendered when saving and closing the file; this allows the file to re-open quickly, with the viewports already rendered, but also significantly increases the file size. For this reason, a new preference called Save Viewport Cache has been introduced in VectorWorks 11. This setting provides the flexibility to toggle between rendered and non-rendered views.

This preference is located in File > Preferences > Document Preferences, on the Display tab. When Save Viewport Cache is selected, all viewports will be rendered when a saved document is opened. When Save Viewport Cache is deselected, all viewports will be in wireframe view when a saved document is opened. The viewports can be rendered using the View > Update All Viewports command.